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Adagio - Underworld
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8.4 | 171 votes |
Release date: 2003
Style: Symphonic power metal, Progressive metal

Owners:
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01. Next Profundis
02. Introïtus / Solvet Saeclum in Favilla
03. Chosen
04. From My Sleep... To Someone Else
05. Underworld
06. Promises
07. The Mirror Stage
08. Niflheim
09. Missa Aeterna [Japanese bonus]
Guest review Lyrics (9)

Additional info
Stephan Forté - Guitar
David Readman - Vocals
Kevin Codfert - Keyboard
Franck Hermanny - Bass
Dirk Bruinenberg - Drums
Dennis Ward - Producer
Rose Hreidmarr Of Anorexia Nervosa - Guest Vocals On 4 & 7

Also released in a limited edition digipak including exclusive photos and artwork.

Guest review by
The_Ghost
Rating:
9.0
Second album from Adagio... And what a great one!!

This album, called Underworld, is a fantastic travel and well done mixture between Metal and Classical music. For sure, we know a lot of bands trying to mixed these two influences ; but here, I think it's the right music I was waiting for in secret...

Using classical influences like Bach, Bartok, Paganini, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and some others combined with metal ones like Megadeth or Symphony x. It's very powerfull...

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published 10.10.2003 | Comments (9)

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22.03.2011 - 22:16
Rating: 9
Heka69
Probably my all-time favourite album. If you like Symphony X, I can guarantee that you'll love this. Very similar, but much, much darker. Also, Stephan Forté is at least as good at playing guitar as Romeo. He also wrote all the songs and lyrics if I remeber correctly... just unbelievable.
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22.03.2011 - 22:24
Luneth
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Written by Heka69 on 22.03.2011 at 22:16

Probably my all-time favourite album. If you like Symphony X, I can guarantee that you'll love this. Very similar, but much, much darker. Also, Stephan Forté is at least as good at playing guitar as Romeo. He also wrote all the songs and lyrics if I remeber correctly... just unbelievable.

I've never noticed any similarity between Adagio and Symphony X to be honest. Especially on this album...it's like a progressive classical opera and the emphasis is WAY more keyboard oriented than Symphony X.
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03.07.2011 - 02:46
Rating: 10
PowerThrash
Wow... This album actually changed my perspective on music in general... I've heard plenty of symphonic stuff in metal, which I really enjoy, but never had I heard this level of technical and classically influenced piano in metal. And I must say that I really enjoyed it. The rest of the musicianship is great, but the piano stood out for me - very unorthodox and it made the album for me. I actually acquired a taste for classical piano music solely because of this album! 10/10 Great stuff.
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09.07.2020 - 21:28
Rating: 10
Mountain King
K i K o
My favorite Prog/Power metal and technical album ever! Still didn't bore me after 12 years.
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18.02.2022 - 12:45
Rating: 8
nonZero
Written by Heka69 on 22.03.2011 at 22:16

Stephan Forté is at least as good at playing guitar as Romeo.

That's a pretty big claim!

As a Symphony X fan, I will have to check this out given the comments.
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